Casting-box.



A. H. CRUSH.

CASTING BOX.

APPLICATION TILED JAN. 0. 1904.

1,1 17,980. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

A. H. CRUSH.

' CASTING BOX.

APPLICATION IILBD JAN. 6. 1904.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Be it known thali- 1., AMAKDUS {331 515, :1 cltlzan 01 aha Emmi EEwaEQS,remain at 1* 1 *1 I? [I New 1*. ork, county of Kmgs, mm. 1 v 41 New York111w invanted vrzbain new useful Impm ements CastingBn" fuliy describedand repres'enfied in Pinwing specification and. the uccompu Cram '13s,'fm'ming' a part 05 119 same.

Thrmventicn remates to certaiz: ments in casting boxes Push as; printingcfiices for casting ates.

casting b02492 as ordinal-i23 c0. 1t-

swung tvgether into a vertical pfisitwn ,0 enable the metal to poured."i"

L195 require in oppration Considerabie sisal exertion and they are,{LYIWY-LYEOXQ, .mw and wing to the 0pm "it has been propused is e ':han: par; of the bog; fixed or 5.4 m ti -mvy in an upright position, theother part being moveal toward and away 'fmm (he staticnm' pari; andthan swung from a horizcntai to a veziicai 1:-0;-"'z-i -n and vice.Yersa. in order to 8053 {he i 235; open it L0 rename *pne Casi platefrom the mold. Inasmuch as the stat'ummy back is usually provided withgrcoves so as to cast ribs min the plate. it is desirable that when thebcx is npened to remove the plaie, the mom able pa'rfi a; the beginningof the opening nlm'ement travels away fr 'm 511% nut in suhstantiu ly astraight in 59 as to pull the 1113s an the plate sh"?- W" MYW frrm thegrooves. In one form 0: 1 1. namely, that shown in the pateni' {.0 BmcksNo. 3511. 49, darted (Mt. 19, 1886 i lnnniined an a carriage, fmaintained in a subsizmiiaii zipright 1 titn. and ai'tar the bra: hasbeen pom": t can! 11111111 the cover "aim stutunqry par mm; of the hot:v;

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ings Figure 1 iilustrotes in side eieriation a term 01: box embodyingthe invention, i, .L 1521.

box being shown in its openfpot t 2 is a View similar to Pi 1', but thebox in its closed position. if front View of the box.

' Referring to the drawings which iilus trate one concrete embodiment ofthe invention, ll. indicates a base to which one of the parts of thebox, in the present instance, the cover, marked 2, is secured. in asubstantialiy vertical position. This cover is shown as provided withthe usual grooves 3 by which the ribs cast on the backs of stereo typeplates are produced The body portion of i3i16'-i3{)2, which is marked4;, is discos nect d from the cover portion and is ar ranged to slidetoward and away from the cover and at the sometime to turn or tilt fromthe horizontal position illustrated in Fig. 1' to the vertical positionillustrated in Fig.

'1 he means by which the 'siiding and torning movements referred. to areeffected may b widely varied. As siioa'n,agiiicle is prosided on whichthis movobio part of thoboit moves. T his guide may be Widely varied inform and construction. As shown, it consists of a pair of side frames orplates 5, these frames or plates being shown as Toni-toot to the base i.in the construction shown which illustrates a preferred form, tbese sideframes are formed to provide or? curved tracks 6 which are formed on thetop of the frames and are substantially horizontal, that is to say, thcyextendin a generally norizoi'ital direction. The side frames are aisoformed to provide a pair of tracks 7 which are inclined to the verticaland are preferably somewhat curved, the outline being substantiaiiy thatillustrated [the body portion of the box is caused to more on thesetracks and to swing from its horizontal open position to a verticalpsition. The devices by which the body is sup ported on the guide beforedescribed may be Widely varied and will vary according to the particularform and construction which may be given "the guide. As shown, the bodyportion is provided with twopairs of studs 3, 9, the studs 8 beingpreferably located, as shown, above the vertical center of the bodyportion and the other pair of studs being iocated near the bottom of thebody portion, To render the box easy of operation these studs prcferabiycarry suitable antidriction rolls, the rolls on the studs 8 being markedit) and the rolls on the studs 9 being marked 11. The boa: will.preferably be provided with suitable handles as shown, said. handlesbeing marked 19.

in the preferred form oftiic construction, the guide Wiil be soconstructed and the rolls uo located that the body portion Wili inperfect balance for any intermediate, no

' 59611 the re-rt lliiTtUj-il and bost orod" very easy and rapid in 0})in the box shown, which is of usual form ifor casting curved pistes,tire body portion, after being brought into substantiaily rertioaiposition, given a iirnited straight line movement to bring i" intoerative relation with tire cover The object of this movement is, after apiste has cast, to more thebody portion Qroio the substantiaiiy rertioaicover, so as to soil the ribs of the piste out oi? the grooves of thecover. Tliisstraigiit line movement may be effected by any suitabiemeans, but it will preferably be effected by the same devices which.operate iock the body por tion in its cioscd position with respect tothe cover portion.

In the construction shown which iiios, trates the preferred form, twoshafts iiiand 1 i are provided, the shaft 13 being mounted in. suitablebearings 15 secured to tbecover, and the shaft being mounted. insuitaiwie bearings 16 also secured to the cover. The shaft 213 carries apair of locking" moniiiiors 1'2, these members being provided. withgroovcd cam slots 18 said cooperating; with pins 19 secured to, the bodyat any suitable point. As shown, these pins 1? are held on the bodyportion of the by clips 21 ,and thepins are located about the center ofthe bod The boztf'is also provided with a set oi pins 21 located asshown at the bottom oftlie body portion these pins cooperating lockingmembers 122. These members consist of siiding which are provided withslots 23., and in the construction illustrated they are connected bypins to short crank arms Q5 on the shaft Preferably, and as shown, thetwo sets of locking? members wiiibo sir-suitorsously operated. this mayeiioc ed. in any desired manner, as shown e shaft 13 is provided. Witi'ia slotted crank arm 25$ and the shaft 14: is orovidedwitli a siottedcrank-arm 2?, these arms being-connected by a snitsbie iinlt The shaftis pro" vided' with a suitable operating; handle in the'opcration of theboat, as it moves from its horizontal to its vertical position, the pins21 enter the slots 23 in the siiolingi; members and the 'oinslii arepositioned so to beengaged by the siots i8 in the members 0 The shaftsare operated through the connections described by turning the Qtiiidifi29, this operation causing the body to be given a rig it line movementti'iwsrd the upright cover, the parts icing so arr: ged that as thisright .iine move ment is c timpieted the body portion is locked to the cvert After the meta poured in the riot, tiicsiiatts and. are given :2reverse movement. The slotled members OPBFZliZlDg against the pins forcethe body portion carrying the cast plate in a ri hs line away from shecover portion, other which the operator or operators seize the handles12 and slide the body back on the guide, the body turning as it movesback into the horizontal posinion illustrated in Fig. 1.

'l'he body is or may be prov ded with the usual curved head gage 30 andthe usual retaining devices 31 for the bars 3:2 which hold she matrix inplace.

it is customary in operating boxes of this character to throw the castplate forward by swinging she head gage, and in doing this there is aiendency, when the box is horizontal, to depress the end of the box atwhich the head gage is located. To prevent this, in the preferredconstruction, suitable locking devices will be provided, although thesedevices under some circumstances may be omitted, iii-desired. In theconstruction shown, these devices consist of books 34 which are pivotedat 35 to the side frames, these hooks being provided with handles 36 byvwhich they are operated.

It will be understood that either the cover or the body of the box maybe movable with relation to the other part, but in the preferredconstruction and as shown, the body will be made the movable part. itwill be further seen that by balancing the movable part and causing itto turn as it slides on the guide, the operators do not have to liftthis movable part at all, and the action of the box is consequently veryeasy and rapid.

i hile the construction illustrated is the preferred one, it is o beunderstood that the invention may be embodied in constructions whichgliiler Widely therefrom. The invention is not, therefore, to be limitedto the particular construction herein described and illustrated.

ll hat is claimed is 1. In a casting box, the combination with a partmaintained in a substantially vertical position, of a movable partdisconnected therefrom, and means for supporting and guiding saidmovable part so that it may be given a simultaneous sliding andswinging, movement whereby it is caused to approach the vertical partand to turn from a sul'istautiully horizontal to a substantiallyvertical position, substantially as described.

2. in a rating box. the combination with a part maintained in asubstantially vertical oosit on. or a movable part disconnectedtherefrom. and means arranilcd above the bollcm of the movable part forsupporting" and guiding it; so than, it may be gnen a simultaneoussliding and swinging movement, whereby it is caused to encroach shevertical part anl turn from s nil'lsrlnially horizontal to asubstantially vertical posi- LIOIL In a casting box, the combinationwith a part maintained in a substantially vertical position, of amovable part disconnected-s therefrom, and means for supporting" and ,cuiding said movable part so that it may be given a simultaneous slidingand swing;- ing movement whereby it is caused to approach the uprighspart and to turii from a substantially horizontal to a substanliallyvertical position, said means being con structed and arranged so am themovable part is balanced in any position thereof, substantiallydescribed.

4. In a casting box, the combination Wish a part maintained in asubstantially vertical position, of a movable part disconnecledtherefrom, and means arranged above the bottom of the movable part forsupporting and guiding said movable part so that ii; may be given asimultaneous sliding and swinging movement whereby it is caused toapproach the upright pars and in turn from a substantially horizontal toasubsiantially vertical posiiion, said means being constructed andarranged so that the movable part is balanced in any position thereof.

5. In a casting box, the combination with a part maintained in asubstantially veriical position, of a movable pars disconnectedtherefrom, means for supporting-and guiding said movable part so that itmay be given a simultaneous sliding and swinging movement whereby it iscaused to approach the upright part and to turn from a substantiallyhorizontal to a substantially vertical position, and devices forclosing, opening and locking the part in its closed position, themovable part being brought Within the range of action of said devices byshe sliding and swinging movement, substantially as described.

0. In a casting box, lhc combination with a part maintained in asubstantially vertical position, oi a movable part disconnectedtherefrom, means for supporting and guidingsaid movable part so 'ihat itmaybe given a simultaneous sliding and swinging movemens whereby it iscaused to approach the vertical part and to turn from a substantiallyhorizontal to a substantially vertical position, said means beingconstructed and arranged so that the movable part is balanced for anyposition th reof, and devices for closing. opening and locking 'the partin its closed position, the movable part being brought Within the oraction of said devices by the sliding and swinging movement,substantially as described.

7. In a casting box, the combinul'ion with :1 part maintained in asubstansiall Tcltirzill position, of movable part havl suitablesupporting devices, said devices iucludinc anti-gricfiion rolls, and aguide with which see will rolls eooperete-tlie movable 'geir'tmov- .ingfrom :i substmitiolly horizontal to o siibstentially vertical position,the guide and. supporting devices constiuetecl and arranged so that themovable pert is beleneetl for any position thereof, substentislly asdescribed,

8, in o. costing box, the combination with 21 port maintained; in asubstantially vertical. position, of a movable pert having suppose mgdevices including anti-friction rollers, a

guide comprising tracks with which Sillfl rollers cooperate, the movablepert moving from a substantially horizontal to s. substantially verticalposition, the supporting lo vices and guide being constructed end emranged so that the movable part is balanced for any. position thereof,substantially as describe 9. In a casting box, the combination with aport maintained; in a substantially vertical position, of a movable pm'tbovine two sets Oil supporting devices thereon, will as guide weionising tvvo sets of teeelts with which ml devices cooperate, thelteoeable part iimvi'ng from at substantially l ovisontel to e,:.-'u!istantially vertical posit "go, the support devices and guide bei.ebnstr'ucted eiiel waged so that the movable port is beltiellydeseriberl.

10. In. a casting; bolt, the combination with pert maintained in esubstantiolly vertical position, out o movable "pert having. two sets ofsupporting devices, each set including suiteble anti-friction rollers, oguicle oomiirising two poise of treelze Witbvvliicli; seitl deviceseoopereteytiie moveble pest moving fic'om a substantiallyhOIlZOYHlJill'tQ o, siiostsn tiell v vertical position, the supporting(lo vices and guide being .construeteil. end orrziiigeil so that themovable part is balanced for every position thereof, substeotiell v estiescribec 11,- In a easting'bomthe combination with e pert maintainedin o substantially vertical position, of a movable port boiling suitablesupporting devices,"e guide with which seiel devices cooperate, themovable pert moving from a, substan ially horizontal to e fllbslillil';

tiollywertieal posit-ion, theguirleenii sup porting; devices beingconstructed and or ranged so that the movable port is balanced for anyposition thereof, and suitable do vieee for closing and opening the boxend. for looking it in its closed position, solo clev ieee giving themovable part it move l for every position thereof, substen additioneltothat which it lies in turning 4 from its horizontal to its vertioelposition, Sl'llJSiifiIltl-fillj as elescribecl.

193. 1251' e costing lJOE, tbehombieotioewith a pertimaintoimed in nsubstentielly vertical position, of e movable part having suitablesupporting fillill llfl'iltflllfili ggoialewitb which clevieee, ssicl"devices inclutlleg rolls coopeiete, the movable pert so from asubstantially horizontal to e Sllllfilflii'k tizilly vertical positionthe ,f'lll llfi eml sup porting devices being constructed and m rangedso that the movable port is bole-need for any position thereof, andsuitable iievices for closing; and opening the box end for lockinglfi'lfl its closed position, subst 3o tiolly as described. I

13. In :i casting l'JOZ,i3il combination Will a. port meiiiteinezl i so,eobstentielly vex-ti l position, of o moveble psi." loosing summit ingdevices, a gii'icle eompi'isiiig tracks with which said supportingdevices coiieeiete, tlae movable pest moving from substantiallylioiisontol to at substantially VETlCl-il post tion, the supporting"devices and guide being constructed and eri'e-ogeol so that the mow ablepart is beleneei'l to? soy position there of, anti suitable devices forole-sing e el opening the be end for looking lilivii'l closed position,sul'isteiitiellgv described In a casting bomtbe eombinatiobi with epertmaintained in e siibstsiotialiv vertiee ,oositiolo, of a. movable partlievii'ig si-ipgse mg (.lQVlCES ineluding rietion mile, a guidecomprising are l1 which rollers cooperate, the pert mo li'om esobsteiitiell lioi'i-eoiitel to a subs .i tielly vertical position, thesupporting lo vie-es and guide being" coiisti'uctetl eiit l rengecl sothat the movable part is bslaoeecl for any position thereof, endsuitable eievices for closing sud opening the bolt tlIlCl for looking itin its ole-sod position, eubeteo b tiolly'as tlesei'ibetl; 9 v j v 15-.In e costing boxytbe ooiiibinetioii with it part maintained in esubstantially;vei ticel position, of e movable jest halving two sets ofsupporting devices tliereeia, e guille eooiprising two se oifi trackswith "which. seicl devices eoiipemte, the movable pert moving" from osubstantially horizontal to o. substantislly vertical: position, thesupporting (levices and guide being constructed encl errzmged so thatthe movable port is btllflflB-Elfl for every position thereof, andsuitable cleviees for closing and opening the not; end-l forlocking itin its closecl position, substantially es deeeribeon 16. e costing box,the eombioetioiiwitli e pert maintained in a substantially verticalposition,oi' emoveble pert lisviiigt vo sets eupportin devices, eachsetifoclulling siiitebleentiil ictioii rollers, as guide commie-log twopairs of tracks with which soicl (levicee cooperate, the movable partmoving from e substantially horizontal to solos itiellv verticalposition, the supporting devises soil guide being coiistruetetl m'lfilarranged so that the movable port is belenceei for every positionthereof, oml. eiiitel'ile rleviees loa closing; and opening the soil; islooking; it in its elos'ezl poeitioio.w sesiisetl,

men, :1 x no perms the vvr'ii'icui t :1.

ion, she guide supportin b aing coiisimucted and armngei s0 kj bodyimilmceci in i s (ie'vic for 0105+ 111g: (ipemng' and lacking the box asdesci'ibw.

in a casting box, the combiim'zion covei' maintained in subsiiniitiailyveir'i 1 position, of a movable body, said bG- i'y two seizs ofsiipperiiiig devices '5' (in, 01112 set being arrangeci nbm'e ihe vari.body midi sihez' arieiir the bottom tiierenf, and n guiaifi whichsupporting devices cu-Eiperate, supp/0min? flew-ices and guicie beingcon- 'ucteci and so that movabia mm-,3 baianceti for every posiitisn.ifihez'eef,

Z ng awaited Aim, of a pOliflfi having ti devices camp a giiirie mm;which said devices a r gi is, suppevtiii position, of a body portionliming 21m 0 suppm'fi-ing devices each set comprisi iiiiiai near iisb'ettom, and; a guide vnmprising a pair of horizontaiiy arranged; "fedand a pair of inciined tracks, upper set 02? roiis coiipemting with thenorimntal Macks and $119 lower set 01'. mils inclined tracks, thesupporting 11 iiie and guide being constmcteci and a2- RMlgfiii s tiiziithe movable bcdy is bairinc'eci in. pesition with TQ'S'PGCX, to theguide, s'ubstaiifiiaiiy as describeii 23. in a misting box, thecembination with a cave:- maintainefi. in a. suiistantially veirfiicalposiion, of a body having two sets 0.? supporting devices 922651 setcomprising anti friciion z'oiis, me set; being arranged above theverica'i center of the box and 119 other near its batiim, a guidecomprising a pair of horizonfialiy mmnge euwed pair inc ied Uackg, "ahaupper s0 of roiis caliper ting ifiie hoi'izonazii iiir'mizs and H16l'awsr seis of mils Wiiih the inclined tracks, he siippcrtingg cievicesand guide il 'i'ng cmismictei ami amanged sa that the mm'abie body isbaizmcefi in any posiizion with i'espscit is the guide, and suitablevices f6? closing upenixig izhe bar; and for i0Ci(ig in its cissedpusiition, substmr 2' 3 as describeci c i po isiaii, 0i :3 miwa'ie")Zlii? naving suitfiuie supycrt'iig Cievices, a guirifi with whichsaid: {iiivicss cciipemte,- the iiwvabk para waving from asnbstantiziiig ,v aztimi: "0 a sunstamii ho'rizomai posiiiimg and 211%guide supporting devimss ibeiiig cm:-

ic'f arrangefi S0 tiiai: Zips momma: pan; is James? for any posiiignthereof and mes'azmisms for opening an: @105 g, L am and foz'jiefiiaingit in i 2105251 posiiien, one 0:? said sisis co'o'perating with upperam} the Miler with tiiw 33.32%; mi X, subs'zii scriibect. l

25. Z Ema, he cm fiimiiziau Wi a mi, main'izaiiieii iii. a Substantiallyi'filliiian of a mova'iiifa part having ssiii siipperiing cievices, 5agwiin'ie with which ii'evises copemifi, the movziiiie moving rom i1 uiismniiai'iy verticai ts siiiistai tizz iy i'ioi'iz-cinifiai pasitmii,and ''ne giiie wpperfiing devices being con sfiaucfied n61 arranged 50than; the mow: is part is baiaiiceii for any position thereof,mechanisms for opening midi closing the iDOX an far inching it in. its:closed pc-sitiii, 0:16 of mic? sets; ccpeis ting- 'Wiili'i as upper pm'am iii 5e other set with of ihe box and mamas i0? 412]- mechanismssimulieafiwusiy,

as dififiil ibedu tical position, of a guide comprising two setsposition, means for locking the body in a 15 of tracks, a body portionarrangetl to slide on the tracks from a horizontal to a verticalposition, means for locking the body portion 1 in its horizontalposition, and devices for opening, closing and locking the body portionto the vertical cover, substantially as described.

36. In a casting box, the combination With a cover maintained in asubstantially vertical position, of a uide comprising two pairs oftracks, a ho y portion mounted to slide and turn on said tracks from asubstantially horizontal to a substantially vertical horizontalposition, a pair of suitably monnted shafts, a pair of slotted lock ngmembers on each shaft, connections between the shafts, and means foroperating one of the shafts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftivo subscribing witnesses.

AMAND US H. CRUSE.

Witnesses:

J. A. Gniwss, G. GALIANI.

DISCLAIMER 1,117,980.Amandus H. Cruse, New York, N. Y. CASTING-BOX.Patent dated November 24, 1914. Disclaimer filed April 26, 1929, by theassignee by mesne assignments, R. Hoe ch 00. Inc. (and Guaranty TrustCompany of New York, not of record).

Hereby enter this disclaimer to the following parts of the claim in saidspecification,

to Wit:

The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 1.

The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 2.

The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 3.

The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 4.

The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 5.

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. The subject matter of the claim thereof numbered 25.

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[Ofiict'al Gazette May 14, 1928.]

